Black Australorp 8 weeks cockerel or pullet?

MaryBrown

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Jul 29, 2024
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You were all so helpful sexing my EE, I thought I would reach out one more time. I have 6 unsexed heritage birds and I am quite sure I have 4 pullets and 1 cockerel. One left to go.when I look at photos of 8 week Black Australorps, their combs and wattles seem quite developed and very red. I have included one photo with my Black Copper Marans Cockerel behind to show the difference in comb colour. ( I am brand new to sexing chicks but suspected the BCM was a cockerel at 5 days due to his keeping everyone of the other 9 chicks in line.)
Sorry for the long winded post but new to unsexed heritage and having a blast!!! Thanks all.
 

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Thanks all. Looks like it is split 50/50 so I will wait and see what happens. I am leaning towards pullet as “it” acts more like my other pullets and not like my cockerel but that may just be wishful thinking. ;)
 
Thanks all. Looks like it is split 50/50 so I will wait and see what happens. I am leaning towards pullet as “it” acts more like my other pullets and not like my cockerel but that may just be wishful thinking. ;)
Any news yet on pullet or cockrel? I have 10 week old aussies...all supposedly pullets, but I've got a feeling about 1 of them 😂
 
I have attached some pictures taken yesterday at 10 weeks. I only have one Aussie so nothing to compare to. Their comb and wattle are larger than my other pullets but smaller and not really red like my Copper Maran. They don’t act like my cockerel and behave like a pulley but in reading through many threads, it sounds like this can be normal for a second rooster to lay low. I also included a photo of the whole group. They are located on the right in the middle of the two BCMs. Probably posted this so I can share a group photo of my flock.:love
 

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